"Excuse
me I'm trying to log on using Internet Explore
in Windows 95on
my Macintosh-can you help me?"

A
Review of Virtual PC 1.0 for the Power Macintoshby Steve Webber

Yes, I made that call to the help desk of my
Internet
provider. Actually, I was able to figure out the problem on my own
before
the help desk returned my call thanks to the very helpful people at
Connectix's
free technical support (800 number and e-mail).

I have used Windows 3.1 and both WordPerfect
and Microsoft
Word for Windows and other DOS programs for years. With increased
exposure
to Windows 95 I opted to buy Virtual PC (VPC) for my Mac 6500/250 just
to better understand it. Having worked with both Mac and PC systems and
programs since 1987 I've been amazed and frustrated by the similarities
and the differences of both.

When my VPC arrived I tore opened the box and
booted without
extensions to prepare to install from the CD reported to be enclosed in
the package. Along with the well-written and useful manual (+/-100
pages
which also includes instructions VPC for Windows 3.1) was another
package
containing an official "Windows 95 Manual and Software license with
CD."
I couldn't find anything else.

I opened the Windows package and I found was
the Windows
95 only CD. I telephoned Connectix to report my missing software. My
call
was promptly answered and I was transferred to customer service where I
was put on hold. Standing, I noticed a white square envelope peeking
from
beneath my keyboard the missing software. Nevermind click.

I had already rebooted my Mac since starting
without extensions
was unnecessary, I popped the seal on my newly found software slipped
it
in the CD ROM drive on my Mac and clicked install. Wow! In seconds a
250
Megabyte hard drive image with Windows 95 installed appeared on my hard
disk. I quit the installer, double clicked the VPC icon and in minutes
Windows 95 was running on my Macintosh. I popped in a Christmas Card
attached
to an e-mail I had received from my cousin and watched as "Christmas
Night"
played on my Mac just as it had on the Compaq 486 I was using at the
office.
This in approximately one hour from opening the box. I am impressed.

Following this initial good impression I
proceeded to
have a number of setbacks not, in my opinion, the fault of Virtual PC.
My
6500 was afflicted with the dreaded "flashing ?" disease until I
downloaded
Diskset-up 3.1.1. After running Norton Utilities 3.5 VPC started acting
weird and prompted a call to very helpful customer service people at
Connectix,
reinstalling, tinkering etc. I'm waiting for my update to Mac OS 8.1 to
arrive and some more memory.